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The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14847 Filed 7–12–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2021–N162; 

FXRS12630900000–201–FF09R81000; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0102] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; National Wildlife Refuge 

Special Use Permit Applications and 

Reports 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service, we), are proposing to revise an 

existing collection of information. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request by mail 

to the Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 

5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_

Coll@fws.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1018–0102 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, by email at Info_

Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 

358–2503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general 

public and other Federal agencies with 

an opportunity to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966 (Administration Act; 16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee), as amended by the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, consolidated 

all refuge units into a single National 

Wildlife Refuge System (system). It also 

authorized us to offer visitor and public 

programs, including those facilitated by 

commercial visitor and management 

support services, on lands of the system 

when we find that the activities are 

appropriate and compatible with the 

purpose(s) for which the refuge was 

established and the system’s mission. 

The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 

(Recreation Act; 16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) 

allows the use of refuges for public 

recreation when it is not inconsistent or 

does not interfere with the primary 

purpose(s) of the refuge. The Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act (ANILCA; 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) 

provides specific authorization and 

guidance for the administration and 

management of national wildlife refuges 

within the State of Alaska. Its provisions 

provide for the issuance of permits 

under certain circumstances. 

We issue special use permits for a 

specific period as determined by the 

type and location of the management 

activity or visitor service provided. 

These permits authorize activities such 

as: 

• Agricultural activities (haying and 

grazing, 50 CFR 29.1 and 29.2). 

• Beneficial management tools that 

we use to provide the best habitat 

possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11, 

31.14, 31.16, and 36.41). 

• Special events, group visits, and 

other one-time events (50 CFR 25.41, 

25.61, 26.36, and 36.41). 

• Recreational visitor service 

operations (50 CFR 25.41, 25.61, and 

36.41). 

• Guiding for fishing, hunting, 

wildlife education, and interpretation 

(50 CFR 25.41 and 36.41). 

• Commercial filming (43 CFR 5, 50 

CFR 27.71) and other commercial 

activities (50 CFR 29.1 and 36.41). 

• Building and using cabins to 

support subsistence or commercial 

activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and 

36.41). 

• Research, inventory and 

monitoring, and other noncommercial 

activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 36.41). 

We use three forms to collect 

applicant information: 

• FWS Form 3–1383–G (General 

Activities Special Use Application). 

• FWS Form 3–1383–C (Commercial 

Activities Special Use Application). 

• FWS Form 3–1383–R (Research and 

Monitoring Special Use Application). 

The information we collect helps 

ensure that: (1) Applicants are aware of 

the types of information that may be 

needed for permit issuance; (2) 

requested activities are appropriate and 

compatible with the purpose(s) for 

which the refuge was established and 

the system’s mission; and (3) the 

applicant is eligible or is the most 

qualified applicant to receive the special 

use permit. 

We may collect the necessary 

information in a non-form format 

(through discussions in person or over 

the phone, over the internet, by email, 

or by letter). In some instances, 

respondents will be able to provide 

information verbally. Often, a simple 

email or letter describing the activity 

will suffice. For activities that might 

have a large impact on refuge resources 

(e.g., commercial visitor services, 

research, etc.), we may require 

applicants to provide more detail on 

operations, techniques, and locations. 


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Because of the span of activities covered 

by special use permits and the different 

management needs and resources at 

each refuge, respondents may not be 

required to answer all questions. 

Depending on the requested activity, 

refuge managers have the discretion to 

ask for less information than appears on 

the forms. However, refuge managers 

must not ask for more or different 

information. 

We issue permits for a specific period 

as determined by the type and location 

of the use or service provided. We use 

these permits to ensure that the 

applicant is aware of the requirements 

of the permit and his/her legal rights. 

Refuge-specific special conditions may 

be required for the permit. We identify 

conditions as an addendum to the 

permit. Most of the special conditions 

pertain to how a permitted activity may 

be conducted and do not require the 

collection of information. However, 

some special conditions, such as 

activity reports, before and after site 

photographs, or data sharing, would 

qualify as an information collection, and 

we have included the associated burden 

below. 

We also use FWS Form 3–1384, ‘‘Bid 

Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge 

System’’ to streamline collection of the 

necessary pre-award information from 

applicants during bidding processes to 

conduct economic uses on Service 

lands, such as livestock, harvesting hay 

and stock feed, or removing timber (50 

CFR 29.21). This form simplifies the 

pre-award selection/bidding process for 

bidders and for refuge staff by enabling 

them to understand what information 

the refuge needs in order to select bids 

for economic use, and, therefore, 

reduces the time and burden for the 

public and Service staff in the preaward selection bidding process. This 

form is customizable to the individual 

economic use being awarded. We will 

use the Commercial Special Use Permit 

(FWS Form 3–1383–C) as the actual 

award document that will outline the 

terms and conditions of the economic 

use on Service lands. 

Proposed Revisions to This Information 

Collection 

With this submission, we are 

proposing the following revisions to the 

existing information collection: 

Activity Reports/Associated Document 

Requirements 

In addition to the previously 

approved activity report criteria, the 

Service will also collect data associated 

with client use days and their fees. The 

Service has also updated the reporting 

rate for permits issued for both 

Commercial Use and Research to reflect 

current requirements. 

ePermits Initiative 

The Service’s new ‘‘ePermits’’ 

initiative is an automated permit 

application system that will allow the 

agency to move towards a streamlined 

permitting process to reduce public 

burden. Public burden reduction is a 

priority for the Service; the Assistant 

Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; 

and senior leadership at the Department 

of the Interior. The intent of the 

ePermits initiative is to fully automate 

the permitting process to improve the 

customer experience and to reduce time 

burden on respondents. This new 

system will enhance the user experience 

by allowing users to enter data from any 

device that has internet access, 

including PCs, tablets, and 

smartphones. It will also link the permit 

applicant to the Pay.gov system for 

payment of the associated permit 

application fee. We anticipate including 

the following Service forms in the 

ePermits system: 3–1383–G, 3–1383–C, 

3–1383–R, and 3–1384. 

Once these forms are automated in the 

new ePermits system, we anticipate a 

reduction in the amount of time 

necessary for an applicant to apply for 

a permit and perform regular actions 

related to that permit (e.g., amend, 

renew, report). Through the ePermits 

account registration, we will track and 

be able to more accurately report the 

number of small business applicants, 

along with the type of business (forprofit, farm, not-for profit). This 

information will allow the Service to be 

more responsive in identifying the 

possibility of additional burden 

reduction on small businesses. 

We also plan to eliminate the 

necessity for physical mail-in 

applications (though this will remain an 

option for those who either don’t have 

access to the internet or prefer to use 

mail-in applications), thus further 

reducing public burden. With ePermits, 

an applicant will be able to establish an 

account and apply for multiple permits 

through a single interface. The system 

allows the applicant to track all their 

applications, permits and permit-related 

actions, as well as all communications 

between Service staff and the permittee/ 

applicant within the same interface, 

significantly reducing the burden on the 

government to process these 

applications and manage permit-related 

actions. The decrease in submissions of 

paper-based forms is expected to reduce 

the government cost of administering 

and processing permit applications. 

Amendments and Renewals 

Through our review of the special use 

permitting process in preparation for 

automation in the ePermits system, we 

discovered that we need to account for 

amendments to and renewals of special 

use permits separately from the initial 

applications, because amendments/ 

renewals have time burdens that are 

different from those of the initial 

submissions. The revised burden table 

below includes our initial estimates for 

amendments and renewals. 

Title of Collection: National Wildlife 

Refuge Special Use Permit Applications 

and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 

31, 32, & 36. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0102. 

Form Number: FWS Forms 3–1383–G, 

3–1383–C, 3–1383–R, and 3–1384. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households; businesses 

and other for-profit organizations; 

nonprofit organizations; farms; and 

State, local, or tribal governments. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion 

for applications; annually or on 

occasion for reports. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $259,500 for fees 

associated with applications for 

commercial use activities ($100.00 × an 

estimated 2,595 applications 

(individuals and private sector 

respondents only)). 

Requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours * 

General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 1,142 1,142 0.5 571

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 609 609 0.5 305 

Government .............................................................................................. 152 152 0.5 76 


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Requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours * 

ePermits—General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 1,143 1,143 0.33 377 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 610 610 0.33 201 

Government .............................................................................................. 153 153 0.33 50 

Amendments—General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 114 114 0.25 29 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 61 61 0.25 15 

Government .............................................................................................. 15 15 0.25 4 

ePermits Amendments—General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383– 

G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 114 114 .2 23 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 61 61 .2 12 

Government .............................................................................................. 15 15 .2 3 

Renewals—General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 228 228 .33 75 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 122 122 .33 40 

Government .............................................................................................. 30 30 .33 10 

ePermits Renewals—General Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–G): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 228 228 .25 57 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 122 122 .25 31 

Government .............................................................................................. 30 30 .25 8 

Commercial Activities Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 797 797 4 3,188 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 500 500 4 2,000 

Government .............................................................................................. 54 54 4 216 

ePermits—Commercial Activities Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 798 798 3.75 2,993 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 500 500 3.75 1,875 

Government .............................................................................................. 54 54 3.75 203 

Amendments—Commercial Activities Special Use Application (Form 3– 

1383–C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 80 80 1 80 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 50 50 1 50 

Government .............................................................................................. 5 5 1 5 

ePermits Amendments—Commercial Activities Special Use Application 

(Form 3–1383–C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 80 80 0.75 60 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 50 50 0.75 38 

Government .............................................................................................. 5 5 0.75 4 

Renewals—Commercial Activities Special Use Application (Form 3–1383– 

C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 160 160 2 320 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 100 100 2 200 

Government .............................................................................................. 27 27 2 54 

ePermits Renewals—Commercial Activities Special Use Application (Form 

3–1383–C): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 160 160 1 160 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 100 100 1 100 

Government .............................................................................................. 27 27 1 27 

Research and Monitoring Special Use Application (Form 3–1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 104 104 5 520 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 201 201 5 1,005 

Government .............................................................................................. 67 67 5 335 

ePermits—Research and Monitoring Special Use Application (Form 3– 

1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 105 105 4.75 499 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 202 202 4.75 960 

Government .............................................................................................. 68 68 4.75 323 

Amendments—Research and Monitoring Special Use Application (Form 3– 

1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 10 10 1.5 15 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 20 20 1.5 30 

Government .............................................................................................. 7 7 1.5 11 

ePermits Amendments—Research and Monitoring Special Use Application 

(Form 3–1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 10 10 1.25 13 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 20 20 1.25 25 

Government .............................................................................................. 7 7 1.25 9 

Renewals—Research and Monitoring Special Use Application (Form 3– 

1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 21 21 2 42 


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Requirement 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours * 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 40 40 2 80 

Government .............................................................................................. 14 14 2 28 

ePermits Renewals—Research and Monitoring Special Use Application 

(Form 3–1383–R): 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 21 21 1 21 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 40 40 1 40 

Government .............................................................................................. 14 14 1 14 

Bid Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge System (Form 3–1384): 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 125 125 1 125 

ePermits—Bid Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge System (Form 3–1384): 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 125 125 .75 94 

Amendments—Bid Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge System (Form 3–1384): 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 13 13 0.33 4 

ePermits Amendments—Bid Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge System (Form 

3–1384): 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 13 13 0.25 3 

Activity Reports/Associated Document Requirements: 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 1,122 1,122 3 3,366

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 730 730 3 2,190 

Government .............................................................................................. 198 198 3 594 

ePermits—Activity Reports/Associated Document Requirements: 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 1,122 1,122 2 2,244

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 730 730 2 1,460 

Government .............................................................................................. 198 198 2 396 

Amendments—Activity Reports/Associated Document Requirements: 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 2 2 0.33 1 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 23 23 0.33 8 

Government .............................................................................................. 5 5 0.33 2 

ePermits Amendments—Activity Reports/Associated Document Requirements: 

Individuals ................................................................................................. 2 2 0.25 1 

Private Sector ........................................................................................... 23 23 0.25 6 

Government .............................................................................................. 5 5 0.25 1 

Totals ................................................................................................. 13,903 13,903 ........................ 27,919 

* Rounded 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the 

State of South Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the class III gaming compact 

between the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate 

of the Lake Traverse Reservation (Tribe) 

and the State of South Dakota (State). 

DATES: The compact takes effect on July 

13, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary—Policy and Economic 

Development, Washington, DC 20240, 

paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of approved 

Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 

293.4, all compacts and amendments are 

subject to review and approval by the 

Secretary. The Compact allows for an 

unlimited number of roulette tables, 

crap tables, and keno devices. The 

Compact is approved. 

Bryan Newland, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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Office of Indian Economic 

Development, Tribal Tourism Grant 

Program (TTGP), Part of the NATIVE 

Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary), through the Office of Indian 

Economic Development (OIED), 

Division of Economic Development 

(DED), solicits proposals from Indian 


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